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Darkened Collection (#2)

In the depths of darkness, a woman named Barbara Woodhouse found solace in the company of her loyal dog

Background imageDarkened Collection: A Village in Winter with Figures on the Ice (oil on canvas)

A Village in Winter with Figures on the Ice (oil on canvas)
621465 A Village in Winter with Figures on the Ice (oil on canvas) by Edema, Gerard van (c.1652-c.1700); 236x205.7 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Background imageDarkened Collection: Illustration for An Episode of West Woodlands, by Bret Harte (chromolitho)

Illustration for An Episode of West Woodlands, by Bret Harte (chromolitho)
1063402 Illustration for An Episode of West Woodlands, by Bret Harte (chromolitho) by Small, William (1843-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDarkened Collection: Cavalier on a Grey Horse, c. 1660 (oil on canvas)

Cavalier on a Grey Horse, c. 1660 (oil on canvas)
450084 Cavalier on a Grey Horse, c.1660 (oil on canvas) by Kalraet, Abraham Pietersz. van (1642-1722); 70x57.8 cm; The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; eHolburne Museum; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageDarkened Collection: A cavalier in a darkened interior, a bird on his sword, 1843 (oil on canvas)

A cavalier in a darkened interior, a bird on his sword, 1843 (oil on canvas)
2561288 A cavalier in a darkened interior, a bird on his sword, 1843 (oil on canvas) by Collingwood, William (1819-1903); 61x81.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

Background imageDarkened Collection: Seascape, Storm, 1866 (oil on canvas)

Seascape, Storm, 1866 (oil on canvas)
478889 Seascape, Storm, 1866 (oil on canvas) by Monet, Claude (1840-1926); 48.7x64.6 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; (add.info.: Marine)

Background imageDarkened Collection: Stormy Day, Gloucestershire, c. 1902 (w / c on paper)

Stormy Day, Gloucestershire, c. 1902 (w / c on paper)
940548 Stormy Day, Gloucestershire, c.1902 (w/c on paper) by Steer, Philip Wilson (1860-1942); Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; eLeeds Museums and Galleries; English

Background imageDarkened Collection: Philosopher with an Open Book, 1625-7 (oil on panel)

Philosopher with an Open Book, 1625-7 (oil on panel)
PWI91055 Philosopher with an Open Book, 1625-7 (oil on panel) by Koninck, Salomon (1609-56); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Le philosophe lisant; mediter; lire; lecture; ); ePeter Willi; Dutch

Background imageDarkened Collection: Kitchen Scene (oil on panel)

Kitchen Scene (oil on panel)
488320 Kitchen Scene (oil on panel) by Ribot, Auguste Theodule (1823-91); 33x41 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; French, out of copyright

Background imageDarkened Collection: Boys stealing apples (oil on canvas)

Boys stealing apples (oil on canvas)
450188 Boys stealing apples (oil on canvas) by Barker, Thomas (1769-1847); 28x36 cm; The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; eHolburne Museum; British, out of copyright

Background imageDarkened Collection: Dutch Courtship, c. 1661 (oil on panel)

Dutch Courtship, c. 1661 (oil on panel)
450130 Dutch Courtship, c.1661 (oil on panel) by Sorgh, Hendrik Martensz (1611-70); 29.8x25.4 cm; The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; eHolburne Museum; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageDarkened Collection: The Darkened Room, 1913 (oil on canvas)

The Darkened Room, 1913 (oil on canvas)
2829775 The Darkened Room, 1913 (oil on canvas) by Swaish, Frederick George (1879-1931); 122x172.5 cm; Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums, Galleries & Archives; Purchased

Background imageDarkened Collection: Camera Obscura, illustrration from Athanasius Kircher Ars Magna, Amsterdam

Camera Obscura, illustrration from Athanasius Kircher Ars Magna, Amsterdam
539368 Camera Obscura, illustrration from Athanasius Kircher Ars Magna, Amsterdam, 1671 (engraving) by Dutch School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDarkened Collection: On The Trail (oil on canvas)

On The Trail (oil on canvas)
PNP244892 On The Trail (oil on canvas) by Remington, Frederic (1861-1909); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Background imageDarkened Collection: A woman sewing in an interior, 1901 (oil on canvas)

A woman sewing in an interior, 1901 (oil on canvas)
CH27090 A woman sewing in an interior, 1901 (oil on canvas) by Hammershoi, Vilhelm (1864-1916); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Danish, out of copyright

Background imageDarkened Collection: Snow in the Farmyard, 1812 (oil on wood)

Snow in the Farmyard, 1812 (oil on wood)
872183 Snow in the Farmyard, 1812 (oil on wood) by Rhodes, Joseph (1782-1854); 29.2x38.1 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Lotherton Hall) U.K.; eLeeds Museums and Galleries; English, out of copyright

Background imageDarkened Collection: Winter Landscape, 1614 (oil on panel)

Winter Landscape, 1614 (oil on panel)
876794 Winter Landscape, 1614 (oil on panel) by Velde, Esaias I van de (1587-1630); 21x40.6 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageDarkened Collection: Hay Barges in the Thames Estuary (oil on canvas)

Hay Barges in the Thames Estuary (oil on canvas)
SOU443642 Hay Barges in the Thames Estuary (oil on canvas) by Herbert, Alfred (d.1861); 73.6x111.8 cm; Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire, UK; eSouthhampton City Art Gallery; English

Background imageDarkened Collection: Stag at Bay (oil on canvas)

Stag at Bay (oil on canvas)
2601503 Stag at Bay (oil on canvas) by Carl, F. (19th Century); 51.2x76.5 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; eLeeds Museums and Galleries; out of copyright

Background imageDarkened Collection: Storm: Waiting for the Caravan, 1858-60 (w / c on paper)

Storm: Waiting for the Caravan, 1858-60 (w / c on paper)
2636580 Storm: Waiting for the Caravan, 1858-60 (w/c on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 23.7x32, 8 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; American, out of copyright

Background imageDarkened Collection: Camera obscura: projecting a solar eclipse into a darkened room through a small hole

Camera obscura: projecting a solar eclipse into a darkened room through a small hole, showing how the image is inverted. From Daniele Santbech Problematum Astronomicorum Basle, 1561

Background imageDarkened Collection: Madonna Child 17th century Red chalk cream paper

Madonna Child 17th century Red chalk cream paper
Artokoloro

Background imageDarkened Collection: Pegasus Bellerophon ca 1888 Charcoal charcoal

Pegasus Bellerophon ca 1888 Charcoal charcoal
Artokoloro

Background imageDarkened Collection: Unsafe Tenement Old Farm 1858 Etching third state

Unsafe Tenement Old Farm 1858 Etching third state
Artokoloro

Background imageDarkened Collection: Youth Right Arm Raised Shoulder-Length Portrayal

Youth Right Arm Raised Shoulder-Length Portrayal
Artokoloro

Background imageDarkened Collection: Lake Ladoga, 1873 (oil on canvas)

Lake Ladoga, 1873 (oil on canvas)
BAL408353 Lake Ladoga, 1873 (oil on canvas) by Kuindzi, Arkip Ivanovic (1842-1910); State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

Background imageDarkened Collection: Cloud Study, c. 1821 (oil on paper laid on card)

Cloud Study, c. 1821 (oil on paper laid on card)
XYC306590 Cloud Study, c.1821 (oil on paper laid on card) by Constable, John (1776-1837); 23.8x29.2 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

Background imageDarkened Collection: Storm Over a Coast (w / c on paper)

Storm Over a Coast (w / c on paper)
XYC281101 Storm Over a Coast (w/c on paper) by Phillips, Giles Firman (1780-1867); 15.4x24.1 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; British, out of copyright

Background imageDarkened Collection: Interrogation of a deserter (oil on canvas)

Interrogation of a deserter (oil on canvas)
BAL265740 Interrogation of a deserter (oil on canvas) by Vereshchagin, Vasili Vasilievich (1842-1904); 105x129 cm; Regional W. Wereshchagin Art Museum, Nikolayev, Ukraine; Russian, out of copyright

Background imageDarkened Collection: The Magic Lantern, 1876 (oil on canvas)

The Magic Lantern, 1876 (oil on canvas)
BAL240152 The Magic Lantern, 1876 (oil on canvas) by Solovyev, Lev Grigoryevich (1837-1919); 52x80 cm; Regional Art Museum, Kislovodsk; Russian, out of copyright

Background imageDarkened Collection: Seaside visitors paying a visit to the camera obscura. The viewers sat in a darkened chamber

Seaside visitors paying a visit to the camera obscura. The viewers sat in a darkened chamber: the scene around was collected by the mirror, (A) and passed it through a convex lens (B)

Background imageDarkened Collection: Illustration of the principle of the camera obscura, showing how the image of the

Illustration of the principle of the camera obscura, showing how the image of the lighted face on the left appears inverted on the wall of the darkened chamber on the right

Background imageDarkened Collection: Observing a solar eclipse, 1673. Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687), a wealthy Polish brewer

Observing a solar eclipse, 1673. Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687), a wealthy Polish brewer and councillor of Danzig devoted much time and money to astronomy

Background imageDarkened Collection: Design for Wallpaper in gold and cream

Design for Wallpaper in gold and cream. White bodycolour on darkened tracing paper. Silver Studio. circa 1895

Background imageDarkened Collection: 1860 solar eclipse observation, artwork

1860 solar eclipse observation, artwork
1860 solar eclipse observation. Drawing by British artist Joseph Bonomi the Younger (1796-1878) of the darkening of the sky during the total solar eclipse of 18 July 1860

Background imageDarkened Collection: Skin pigmentation in Addisons disease

Skin pigmentation in Addisons disease
Skin pigmentation from Addisons disease. Light micrograph of a section through the skin of a patient with Addisons disease

Background imageDarkened Collection: Iontophoresis equipment

Iontophoresis equipment

Background imageDarkened Collection: Isolation through disability, artwork

Isolation through disability, artwork
Isolation through disability, conceptual artwork, Computer image of a wheelchair in a darkened room, representing depression and the social isolation felt by many wheelchair users

Background imageDarkened Collection: Visible light spectrum experiment

Visible light spectrum experiment. Historical artwork of the experiment that showed how a prism (upper left) can be used to split a beam of white light into its component colours

Background imageDarkened Collection: Total lunar eclipse of 1877

Total lunar eclipse of 1877
A total lunar eclipse on Feb. 27. 1877 in the Wintter Alps in Austria. The Moon moved into the Earth shadow creating a 3D-effect often observed during Lunar Eclipses, in brown, yellow, orange

Background imageDarkened Collection: Total solar eclipse of 1842

Total solar eclipse of 1842
A Solar Eclipse in Austria on July 8th, 1842 which became well known by the description of writer Adalbert Stifter emotinal. The illustration was published in a Star Atlas in 1882

Background imageDarkened Collection: Rainbow in a darkened sky

Rainbow in a darkened sky

Background imageDarkened Collection: Time Smoking a Picture

Time Smoking a Picture
Father Time stares glumly into a dark painting as his scythe accidentally rips the canvas: a satire on the contemporary admiration for artworks darkened by time




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In the depths of darkness, a woman named Barbara Woodhouse found solace in the company of her loyal dog. Together, they embarked on countless adventures, their bond unbreakable. As they wandered through time, their journey led them to Kinlochaline Castle in 1855. The castle stood tall and proud, its walls whispering tales of ancient secrets hidden within. But it was Dunstanborough Castle in Northumberland that truly captured their attention. In 1829, Barbara and her faithful companion gazed upon its ruins with awe. The watercolor painting on paper brought forth an eerie beauty that only intensified the darkened atmosphere surrounding them. Their exploration continued to Malvern Abbey and Gate in Worcestershire around 1830. Within these delicate watercolor strokes lay a sense of mystery and melancholy, as if the abbey held untold stories waiting to be discovered. Amidst their travels through time and space, they stumbled upon Thunder God from the Edo Period in 1847. Ink and color danced across the paper as this powerful deity commanded storms with lightning crackling at his fingertips. His presence added an electrifying touch to their already darkened path. The Thunder God's image repeated itself throughout their journey - ink merging with color repeatedly until it became almost hypnotic. Each depiction revealed different details but conveyed a consistent sense of strength and intensity that resonated deeply within both Barbara and her canine companion. Yet amidst all this darkness, there were moments of respite – like A Village in Winter with Figures on the Ice depicted on canvas. It portrayed a serene scene where figures glided gracefully over frozen waters under a starlit sky; a brief interlude from the shadows that surrounded them. Their odyssey reached its climax when confronted by The Slaughter of the Children of Niobe painted on canvas - an unsettling portrayal filled with tragedy and despair.